Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#197

197. Thou little flock, be not afraid

1 Thou little flock, be not afraid,
Tho' foes against thee stand arrayed,
And ready to destroy thee,
Although thy ruin they prepare,
And fill thee oft with anxious care:
They shall not long annoy thee.

2 Thy cause is God's; this comfort thee,
And His, not thine, the vengeance be:
Let Him perform His pleasure;
The needful help thou shalt obtain,
Thee and His word He will sustain,
Through Christ, His own dear Treasure.

3 As God is God, and true His word,
Fierce Satan and his hellish herd,
The world and all their powers,
Shall reap but shame beneath His rod:
God is with us, and we with God:
The vict'ry must be ours.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou little flock, be not afraid
• Author: Johann Michael Altenburg (1631)
• Translator: Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. (1863)
• Meter: No. 55
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Church; Sunday after New Year's; Fifth Sunday after Epiphany; Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: From the German text: Verzage nicht, o haeuflein klein

Tune Information

• Name: ALTENBURG (Geh aus, mein Herz)
• Meter: No. 55
• Key: F Major
• Source: German